Charles Stuart Calverley papers. 1866-1895.

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Charles Stuart Calverley papers. 1866-1895.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/225146230

The collection consists of Calverley's miscellaneous correspondence, poems, drawings and translations.

2 boxes.

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7053212

Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library

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Calverley, Charles Stuart, 1831-1884

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Charles S. Calverley was a Victorian author, known for his light, satirical verse. Born Charles Stuart Blayds, he compiled a checkered career at Cambridge and later Oxford, taking many prizes and honors upon his graduation. He trained and practiced as a lawyer, but committed time to writing, focussing on translations and highly-praised light verse. His wicked parodies were ground-breaking in their subtlety, and his adherence to traditonal style countered the ambitious verse of his contemporaries...